Man dies in Lakeside auto accident, alcohol suspected

Lakeside roll-over crash

LAKESIDE  A 34-year-old man died less than a block from his home Sunday after his Ford Explorer could not handle a curve on Lakeside's Rockcrest Road, the California Highway Patrol reports.

The man was driving his white Ford Explorer too fast for the right-hand curve, and instead went straight across the road. The Explorer went off the road, into a dirt and rock embankment and then into the front yard of a residence, hitting a parked pick-up truck.

The man, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected from the car, and pronounced dead at the scene. Alcohol was suspected to be a contributing factor in the crash, which occurred at 7:40 p.m.